In this Medical Practice Trends video podcast, Mike Meikle of Hawkthorne Group Consulting explains how many aspects of having an EMR System can actually contribute to the marketability of your medical practice.…

A group of doctors who are suing their EMR vendor for selling them a “buggy” product and then discontinuing it recently learned that a judge is allowing them to bypass arbitration and proceed with their case in court.…

What: In Nova Scotia, the Department of Health and Wellness (DHW) has decided to award a contract for its preferred EMR system to Ontario-based Nightingale Informatix Corporation, much to the dismay of software vendors in the local region.…

What: Electronic health records offer the opportunity to better integrate clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) at the point of care, but the technology and physician practice must evolve, according to a paper published at BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making.…

What: Different studies have shown the use of EMR systems to have been extremely beneficial to providers and patients while others have shown the use of EMRs to increase the incurred costs drastically.…

What: On April 2, 2013, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) made available their updated data table for EHR Incentive Program (Meaningful Use) attestations, with specification as to which EHR products were used.…